1. Design and description

2. Construction and career

3. References
    Notes  Citations  References 

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HMCS Provider was a replenishment oiler and sole ship of her class of first the Royal Canadian Navy and later the Canadian Forces. She was the first dedicated auxiliary oiler replenishment ship commissioned for the Royal Canadian Navy in 1963, and the largest ship built in Canada to that date.^[4] Originally assigned to the East coast, her open deck made her vulnerable and she was reassigned to the West coast. The ship was paid off in 1998, sold for scrap and broken up in Turkey in 2003.

Design and description

Designed as an adaption of the United States Maritime Administration's Mariner class,^[5] Provider was {{convert|551|ft|m|order=flip}} long with a beam of {{convert|76|ft|m|order=flip}}, a draught of {{convert|30|ft|m|order=flip}} and displaced {{convert|22700|LT|t}} fully loaded.^[6] The ship had a {{GRT|20000}} and a {{DWT|14700}}.^[7] The design used standard commercial shipbuilding practices according to Lloyd's rules. However, the design was widened aft to accommodate possible future use of nuclear propulsion. This alteration led to vibration issues, which required further structural changes.^[5]

As a replenishment ship, Provider had stowage space for {{convert|12000|t}} of fuel oil, diesel oil and aviation gas along with naval supplies.^[4] The hoses and wire system that the Canadians had designed for Provider{{'}}s replenishment at sea operations became standard for all NATO replenishment oilers.^[1] Provider was considered a prototype for the {{sclass-|Protecteur|replenishment oiler}}.^[8]

The ship had special accommodation for flag officers and an eight-berth hospital. Provider had a flight deck installed aft along with a hangar located below the funnel on the same deck as the flight deck. The vessel could carry up to six CH-124 Sea Kings.^[7]

Construction and career

First authorized on 15 April 1958,^[7][9] Provider was laid down by Davie Shipbuilding and Repairing Company Limited of Lauzon, Quebec on 21 June 1961. She was launched on 5 July 1962 and was commissioned by the Royal Canadian Navy on 28 September 1963 at Saint John, New Brunswick.^[6] The vessel cost $15,700,000.^[7][10] The vessel was homeported at CFB Halifax.^[6][3]

Provider helped in the rescue of a USNR S3 Sea King helicopter which then landed on the New Zealand frigate {{HMNZS|Waikato}} during the naval exercise Rimpac '78 when the aircraft was lost and low on fuel. Waikato{{'}}s Captain decided to take the aircraft on the frigate's small flight deck rather than ditch the aircraft at sea. This was not widely reported due to the United States Navy being rather embarrassed.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}}

A refit was completed on Provider at Burrard Dry Dock in 1982.^[13] Another refit was scheduled for Provider in 1987 to accommodate the desegregation of the Navy.^[14] Nineteen women joined a crew of then 210 on board Provider in 1987 after her refit.^[15]

Relieving ships from CFB Halifax, Provider joined the United Nations embargo against Haiti in late 1993.^[20] In 1996, the home port of Provider was once again changed back to CFB Halifax.^[3]

The ship was paid off on 24 June 1998,^[21] two years later than originally planned,^[22] and remained in Halifax Harbour until 2002 while she awaited auction.^[23] Provider was sold for scrap and arrived in Aliağa, Turkey to be broken up on 28 August 2002.^[24]

References

Notes

Citations

References

• {{cite book |last=Arbuckle |first=J. Graeme |year=1987 |title=Badges of the Canadian Navy |publisher=Nimbus Publishing |location=Halifax, Nova Scotia |isbn=0-920852-49-1}}
• {{cite book |editor-last=Blackman |editor-first=Raymond V. B. |year=1966 |title=Jane's Fighting Ships 1966–67 |publisher=McGraw-Hill Book Company |location=New York |oclc=18787570}}
• {{cite book |editor-last=Boutiller |editor-first=James A. |year=1982 |title=RCN in Retrospect, 1910–1968 |publisher=University of British Columbia Press |location=Vancouver |isbn=0-7748-0196-4}}
• {{cite book |editor-last=Gimblett |editor-first=Richard H. |year=2009 |title=The Naval Service of Canada 1910–2010: The Centennial Story |publisher=Dundurn Press |location=Toronto |isbn=978-1-55488-470-4}}
• {{cite book |last=Macpherson |first=Ken |last2=Barrie |first2=Ron |lastauthoramp=y |year=2002 |title=The Ships of Canada's Naval Forces 1910–2002 |edition=Third |publisher=Vanwell Publishing |location=St. Catharines, Ontario |isbn=1-55125-072-1}}
• {{cite book |last=Milner |first=Marc |date=2010 |title=Canada's Navy: The First Century |edition=Second |publisher=University of Toronto Press |location=Toronto |isbn=978-0-8020-9604-3}}
• {{cite book |last=Tracy |first=Nicholas |year=2012 |title=A Two-Edged Sword: The Navy as an Instrument of Canadian Foreign Policy |publisher=McGill-Queens University Press |location=Montreal, Quebec and Kingston, Ontario |isbn=978-0-7735-4051-4}}

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